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The Plimsouls

Band Paramount United States Active 1978–2007

The Plimsouls formed in 1978 in Paramount, United States and was active until 2007. The Plimsouls has 48 chart appearances on 46 radio countdowns from 11 stations on RockLists, spanning 1980–2014. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “A Million Miles Away”, which appears on 42 lists with a best position of #44. The station that charted The Plimsouls most often is CD101 (Columbus, OH), with 14 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1980.

48appearances
46countdowns
5songs charted
11stations
0#1 finishes
1980–2014years

Songs by The Plimsouls on radio countdowns

#SongStrengthListsBest#1sPeak year
1 A Million Miles Away#269 of all time
2,429		 42 #44 – –
2 A Million Miles
166		 2 #344 – –
3 How Long Will It Take?
46		 1 #1097 – –
4 Now
32		 2 #102 – 1981
5 Zero Hour
6		 1 #101 – 1980

Albums with charting songs

Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.

Year-end chart timeline

Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.

80 81

Every countdown appearance

Year#SongCountdown
2014 1333 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2014 Songs of All-Time (2014)
2013 1299 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2013 Songs of All-Time (December 2013)
2011 1241 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2012 Songs of All-Time (December 2011)
2010 1193 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2011 Songs of All-Time (December 2010)
2010 550 A Million Miles Away WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010)
2009 1252 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2010 Songs of All-Time (December 2009)
2008 1324 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2009 Songs of All-Time (December 2008)
2007 1494 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007)
2005 351 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005)
2004 349 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004)
2003 349 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003)
2003 345 A Million Miles Away Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2003 1097 How Long Will It Take? Fred XM Top 2044 Songs of All-Time (July 2003)
2002 211 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2002)
2002 349 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002)
2002 732 A Million Miles Away Fred XM Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (July 2002)
2001 145 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2001)
2001 349 A Million Miles Away CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001)
2000 143 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (2000)
2000 346 A Million Miles CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000)
1999 499 A Million Miles Away 91X Fat 500 Songs of All-Time (July 1999)
1999 886 A Million Miles Away Q101 Top 1,011 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 456 A Million Miles Away WFNX Top 500 Songs of All-Time (June 1999)
1999 588 A Million Miles Away The End Top 1077 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 113 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1999)
1999 344 A Million Miles CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999)
1999 80 A Million Miles Away Channel 104.9 Top 101 Songs of the '80s (February 1999)
1998 81 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1998)
1996 56 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1996)
1996 70 A Million Miles Away Q101 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (1996)
1996 144 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1996)
1995 115 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1995)
1995 261 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Revolutionary 300 (July 1995)
1994 128 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1994)
1994 168 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Revolutionary 500 (July 1994)
1994 156 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1994)
1992 44 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 365 Now KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1992)
1992 88 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1992)
1991 140 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991)
1991 205 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1991)
1990 49 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1990)
1989 385 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1989)
1989 149 A Million Miles Away WOXY Modern Rock 500 (1989)
1988 219 A Million Miles Away KROQ Flashback 500 (Memorial Day 1988)
1988 129 A Million Miles Away Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988)
1981 102 Now KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1981
1980 101 Zero Hour KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1980